Convert Miles Between Singapore And Virgin Australia Soon

Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia announced an innovative new option today, whereby it will be possible to convert miles between the two programs.

There are lots of airline partnerships out there, and typically when airlines are partners, it means you can redeem one airline's mileage currency on the other airline. However, it's typically not possible to convert or combine miles from different mileage currencies towards a single award.

In walk Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer.

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In Transit Blog: Sky-High Rolling in Las Vegas

The High Roller in Las Vegas gives visitors an opportunity to celebrate above it all.

















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Why Delta’s 2015 SkyMiles Changes Aren’t Bad For Everyone

My friend Rene at Delta Points is a bit of a Delta fanboy. It's kind of amusing at times. Naturally I checked my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1 when I saw his headline yesterday -- "99 Days till #DOS – Why #Skymiles2015 will be horrid for EVERYONE! (even Delta)"

He takes January 1, 2015 seriously... he even has a countdown clock! While I'll likely spend New Year's Eve watching the ball drop on TV, Rene will be in a bathtub eating ice cream (which, on second thought, sounds more fun than watching the ball drop on TV).

Anyway, Rene's post is actually quite interesting, so I'd give it a read.

In part it's interesting because I largely disagree. Rene says the 2015 SkyMiles changes are bad for EVERYONE... even Delta! I disagree, because I don't think the changes are bad for Delta, and I don't think they're bad for me (though I certainly think they're bad for most Delta frequent flyers).

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How Did You Get Hooked on Points and Miles?

When I explain this hobby to most people, they usually reply with, “This sounds like a scam” or “If this is legit, why isn’t everyone doing it?” or “Won’t this destroy my credit?” It’s precisely because of questions like this that some people never get into the points and miles hobby. Either they go unanswered […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/how-did-you-get-hooked-on-points-and-miles.html

13 things people ask Californians

“Have you ever seen snow?” (Often followed up by: “Do you know what seasons are?”)



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/13-things-people-always-ask-native-californians/

36 Hours in Florence, Italy

See the skyline without battling crowds, sample pastries from a secret gem, sip artisanal beers and soak up culture during a weekend in the Tuscan capital.

















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@NatGeoTravel: Virtual Photo Workshop

Travel photography is, on the surface, a very simple endeavor. Go to a faraway place, stand in front of something you can't see at home, and take a picture. What's so hard about that? Well, that may well be the recipe for generations of boring family albums. Find out how to up your photography game when you're exploring the world by joining @NatGeoTravel's Dan Westergren for a live photo workshop at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 2.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/24/natgeotravel-virtual-photo-workshop/

Five Cards That Will Help You Travel the World Quickly

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]

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American’s New 777-200 Business Class: First Picture

Early last year, American put into service their first Boeing 777-300ER. To me, that plane was really the beginning of the "new"American. If you asked me five years ago what I thought about American, I would have simply said "old," given that more than half of their fleet was MD-80s back then. They've been doing a lot to change that.

Possibly the most exciting part of their new 777-300ERs was the business class cabin, which marked the first time that American offered fully flat beds in business class. And not only were they fully flat beds, but they were my favorite variety of them -- reverse herringbone seats.

These seats really are better than a vast majority of first class seats a decade ago. They're the same seats that Cathay Pacific has in business class.

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Stop phoning me! How to end those annoying “charity” calls

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/stop-phoning-end-annoying-charity-calls/

Starwood British Airways 10% Transfer Bonus

Apparently this promotion has been going on since September 1, 2014, though I only learned about it today, via an email I received from British Airways Executive Club. Not a huge loss, since it's not an earth shattering promotion or anything.

Through September 30, 2014, British Airways is offering a 10% transfer bonus when you convert Starpoints into Avios. While transfers from Starwood to British Airways can often take 1-2 weeks, it can take 4-6 weeks from the time of conversion for the bonus Avios to post.

The normal transfer ratio is 1:1, and for every 20,000 points you transfer you earn a 5,000 point bonus. That means 20,000 Starpoints ordinarily converts into 25,000 Avios, so through this promotion you'd receive 27,500 Avios. There's no limit to the number of bonus Avios you can earn through this promotion.

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HotelTonight to switch from pure same-day booking model

Travel technology company HotelTonight is moving away from its signature same-day booking model to a more flexible one, where users can book ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/hoteltonight-hotel-mobile-booking-flexible-date-travel-app/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=source-hoteltonight-pivoting-away

On my addiction to trip planning

We’re not flush with cash we can spend on two-week-long romantic luxury trips. But that’s not what matters. What matters is the planning.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/planning-trip-best-part-travel/

American And El Al End Partnership November 1, 2014

One of American's smaller airline partnerships has been with El Al, the largest airline in Israel. Through this partnership you could earn and redeem AAdvantage miles for travel on El Al, and vice versa. I know this was a really useful partnership for some, especially since American never flew to Israel.

It wasn't possible to redeem American AAdvantage miles for first class travel on El Al, though you could redeem for business or economy. El Al was never great about releasing award space -- it was at times virtually impossible to find business class award space -- though the partnership was still better than nothing. And for that matter, even their brand new business class product doesn't look very good.

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Bandaloop dancers take City Hall

I feel like gravity is working with them, instead of against them.



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